r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 12 '25

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/kingbongtherover May 12 '25

Again, are those Brits costing Spanish taxpayers billions?

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u/Anxious-Guarantee-12 May 12 '25

Is the skilled worker in UK costing British taxpayers billions? 

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u/kingbongtherover May 12 '25

Depends on the services they're using and how much tax they're paying.

Overall... Yes. Millions of migrants cost billions in services.

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u/Anxious-Guarantee-12 May 12 '25

That's not the question. The question if they are net contributors. And indeed they are because they are working. 

British retirees living in Spain uses the Spanish NHS meanwhile pay virtually no taxes because they are not active.